howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1
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who would vote for him?
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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I see him in a documentary, he attended a workshop for disabled people.
Basically disable people that used to get low paying jobs have now been cut out from the labour markets because of the mass over supply of cheap EU labour taking them jobs.
He suggested that the minimum wage rules could be eased for disabled people so they could have the opportunity of getting back into the workplace.
This was twisted into him being villainized over his remarks.
He is a very good speaker and if you look at some of the legislation he torpedoes its mostly because it is expensive to operate and monitor. Bit like the car parking thing
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I disagree, Mr Bibby. We have disabled badges already and these are exempt from parking restrictions - this is not difficult to adminster.
Mr Davies and fellow Tory MP Christopher Chope successfully blocked a bill (which had cross-party support) that would have prevented landlords from evicting their tenants for asking for basic repairs in an 8,000 word speech which included excerpts from the Conservative 1987 manifesto. (source:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/philip-davies-bills-the-tory-mp-has-attempted-to-filibuster-a6743121.html ). Mr Davies, who derives an income from renting out property, said the new bill proposed by a Labour MP would put “a huge burden on landlords”. I've always found it rather obscene that the RSPCA can come to your home and remove pets on the premise that "this place isn't fit for a dog" - yet, they leave the inhabitant there.
The reduction in the minimum wage for disabled people is beyond disgusting. Obviously the argument should end there.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Fully agree Your Grace, also councils across the country individually ban circuses that use wild animals so why is it difficult for central government to implement? Teaching children first aid is simply common sense.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Yes bishop
Far better to keep all the cheap labour pouring in and abandon the disable to fester on the dole.
don't know haw the car badges comes into it ??
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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I presume you were agreeing in an ironic way, Mr Bibby.
I have not said that I want 'cheap labour pouring in' and whilst that might well have been the case (which I dispute) when the proposal was discussed in the Commons, our elected representatives should NEVER consider disable people as inferior - which is, in essence, what they are saying when they say that some people should be paid LESS than the already derisory minimum wage.
The car badges relates to the free parking for carers that was filibustered by Mr Davies and others.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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there's been some very goodifferent points made the minimum wage is all it is minimum
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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the disabled are beeing disadvantaged .let them work cheaper and give them a top up.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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In addition to his other sins:-
In 2012, Davies was found to have accepted gifts from bookmaking companies whilst at the same time calling for them to be given tax concessions by the Government.[27] Subsequently, he also supported offshore bookmakers by opposing a Point of Consumption Tax on online gambling.
In February 2013, it was reported that Davies was to be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards following a complaint claiming he received more than £10,000 in benefits from companies with links to the gambling industry which he did not fully declare in the register of members' interests during a year-long investigation into the betting industry.[28] The Commissioner required Davies to apologise for breaching the parliamentary code after not declaring an interest in a debate and at the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. The financial interest involved was £870 of hospitality from the bookmaker Ladbrokes, rather than the larger amount complained about which came from an employment services company with links to firms in the gambling sector.[11]
In August 2016, it was reported that Davies had received from Ladbrokes three tickets to the Royal Ascot horseracing festival worth £960; hospitality at Cheltenham Racecourse from both Ladbrokes and Gala Coral; and a trip to Sandown Racecourse, also from Gala Coral. The total value of his horseracing hospitality in 2016 was reported to be in excess of £3,000.[29]
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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he is a conservative so will always represent business first .
all three partys ar at it ,lots of MPs have looked after their friends he's definitely not the worsed of them.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Keith Bibby wrote:
the disabled are beeing disadvantaged .let them work cheaper and give them a top up.
Mr Bibby, the speech is one thing but their actions are very much another. The Tories cut £30 ESA payments to the disabled. In an age of austerity, who would really trust the Tories not to cut the disabled minimum wage top-up were it ever to happen?
I understand the point you are making; despite disagreeing with your view and I am not disrespecting you (and I don't believe you are disrespecting me either, even with the ironic riposte) - we just have very different opinions on this subject.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I think this declaration of interests is important This Davis guy how can he have the front to vote on these issues with his clear interests?
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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i think the most dangers is johnson ,i am glad Gove stopped him getting the big job.
and on the other bench its Abbot
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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no biggest dangers are the conflict of interests
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Weird Granny Slater
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Avuncular Tory MPs Davies and Chope had a good day yesterday, conspiring to talk out a bill addressing the use of excessive force in mental health units, and then Chope on his tod also blocked a bill criminalising upskirting. Perverse, maybe in the second case even perverted, behaviour. Chope obviously sees the knighthood for political and public service May awarded him in the New Year Honours list as a vindication.
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Jan Higgins
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He might call himself a Sir but he is definitely no gentleman.
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Brian Dixon
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now sir munchkin, lol